One of my all-time favourite baby pics of the Rockstar… tender pink feet… All too soon he’s gonna turn into a grubby, sweaty little smart-mouthed kid – oh wait, he’s there already.
Bedtime in the Lai household:
Me: Rockstar. Sleep.
Rockstar: What else? <Scrabbling about on bed in weird sleep positions> How else?
Me: You mean how others sleep?
Rockstar: How do giraffes sleep, standing up? Like flamingos?
(During Safari West he asked the guide why flamingos slept standing on 1 foot – apparently it has to do with circulation down their spindly legs and is also why they switch legs often in their sleep)
Me: Uh, yeah maybe. Let’s google it
(Who knew, giraffes sleep in a ball with their necks weirdly folded over – and I always thought elephants slept standing because they were too heavy and lying down would crush their organs but apparently they can sleep lying down too)
Rockstar: Hee hee hee What about chickens?
So here’s How To Make A Chicken Sleep:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r9QWtlLOdc]
It’s basically swinging a chicken back and forth in a wide ark after tucking its head in… The Rockstar wanted to try it so we enlisted Daddy’s help…
It works!
Even if the candidate is giggling for a bit before falling asleep.
